Paco de Lucía

To speak of Paco de Lucía is to speak of a genius with capital letters. One of those creators, few in number, where only unanimity is possible: no one can deny his immense contribution to flamenco, to the guitar, to music, to creation. Legendary in his own time, a revolutionary of the guitar, the native of Algeciras knew how to renew and revitalise flamenco.

Paco de Lucía cherished the most important honours a musician can receive. He was the first flamenco artist to receive the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts, the Pastora Pavón Niña de los Peines Prize, the National Guitar Prize of the Cordoba Flamenco Art Competition, the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts and the Medal of Andalusia, Andalusia, Algeciras and the province of Cádiz, Doctor Honoris Causa of the Universities of Cádiz and the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, being the first Spanish artist to receive this distinction. to receive such an award. When he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize, the spokesman for the jury, announcing his name, said that "everything that can be expressed with the six strings of the guitar is in his hands."